Sicani
See also: sicani
English edit
Noun edit
Sicani pl (plural only)
- (historical) An ancient people of Sicily and parts of Italy.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σικᾰνοί (Sikanoí), Σικανός (Sikanós). An Indo-European tribe of uncertain, possibly Ancient Ligurian affiliation, the Sicani's language is the earliest recorded stratum in Sicily. More at Sicani. Also compare Ancient Greek Σικελός (Sikelós).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /siˈkaː.niː/, [s̠ɪˈkäːniː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /siˈka.ni/, [siˈkäːni]
Proper noun edit
Sicānī m pl (genitive Sicānōrum); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Sicānī |
Genitive | Sicānōrum |
Dative | Sicānīs |
Accusative | Sicānōs |
Ablative | Sicānīs |
Vocative | Sicānī |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Sicani”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sicani in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Sicani”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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